I hate being called a pop star. I hate that.

My priority is my family, absolutely, 100 percent.

I think the ultimate challenge is to have some kind of style and grace, even though you haven't got money, or standing in society, or formal education. I had a very middle, lower-middle class sort of upbringing, but I identify with people who've had, at some point in their lives to struggle to survive. It adds another color to your character.

When you're writing something and you know it's good, you get flushed, you can feel the blood coursing through your veins, you feel alive, all your nerve endings stand up, something just clicks.

Because I've taken my clothes off in public doesn't mean that I've revealed every inch of my soul.

In our house we don't use words like "despise" and 'hate,' we say "strongly dislike."

I felt very awkward and out of place in school. Not popular, not attractive, not special in any way and I was longing for love and approval from someone.